A staged improvisation, The Connection posits itself as unedited footage of a documentary on drug addicts when it's really a fictional recreation of a stage play of the same name, penned by Jack Gelber. Revealing a play within a film within a film, the obfuscating layers of the narrative allow Clarke to explore her fascination with performance and authenticity with aplomb. 

Dancer, bride, runaway wife, radical film maker and pioneer — Shirley Clarke is one of the great under-told stories of American independent cinema. She helped inspire a new film movement and made urgently vibrant work that blurs fiction and non-fiction, only to be marginalized, written out of histories and dismissed as a dilettante. We’re excited to be screening these restored digital prints of her work as part of Scalarama.

Tickets for this double bill of The Connection and Portrait of Jason are only £8/6, this  discount will be applied automatically via Ticketsource or on the door.

Screening as part of the Cube's Scalarama programme.

_{Scalarama is a month long season of screenings taking place across the world at a wide range of venues, with all different types of exhibitors showcasing films from across the history of cinema  and from all parts of the world.} 

_{The Cube is a membership venue. Membership is £1 and lasts for life. Remember to bring your card! If coming for the first time membership is issued on the door.}

_{Doors open 30 mins before the advertised start time to allow time to buy or collect tickets}

_{All screenings are free for asylum seekers}